How Central Banks Work

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Cost for BPP PD Members: £455.00 + VAT : 6 CPD Hours
(£570.00 + VAT for non BPP PD Members - Click here for details of our membership scheme.)

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Course level

Intermediate

Delegates

This course will be of benefit to bankers, brokers, lawyers, corporate finance advisors and others in the City who are involved with the financial markets. Some prior knowledge of financial markets and instruments would be useful.

Course content

This one day course will provide a comprehensive overview of the workings of a typical Central Bank. The operations of the Bank of England, European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve will be compared and contrasted.

Learning outcomes include obtaining a greater understanding of:

  • Historical Development of Central Banking

    • -Why do we need them?

    -How did they evolve?

  • Main functions of a Central Bank

    • -What do we mean by “Money Supply”

    -What is “seigneurage”?

    -Should CBs supervise the banks?

  • Different Central Banks and how they operate

    • -Bank of England

    -Federal Reserve

    -ECB

  • Recent Developments

    • -Various crisis measures

    -The growth of Central Banks’ balance sheets and the implications

Course Dates

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London 08 Mar 2020 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM  Spaces Book Now
London 09 Jul 2020 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM  Spaces Book Now
London 12 Nov 2020 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM  Spaces Book Now

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